The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-08
GENERAL NEWS,

BUSINESS fair.
CLEAR and warm.
RIVER falling slowly.
Two BOATS leaving today.
The Mary Houston is overdue from
Cincinnati.
THE CITY OF Providence was looked
for last night.
The Ohio river is rising at Pittsburg
Louisville and Cairo.
THE lower Ohio river is getting
shoal at some places.
THE Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers continue t. fall.
The Buckeve STATS leaves Oincin-
natl today for this port.
The Chicksssw will arrive from
Paducah about Sunday.
TUE plank walks on Jefferson and
Monroe streets should be repaired.
The Alberta No. 3. Capt. Smith,
leave, this evening for White river.
The Ooahoma was yesterday lowed
up to point above the mouth Of Wolf river.
DURING the twenty-four hours end
ing at noon yes crday the river here fell two
inches.
The City OF st. Louis was exoected
to pass here last night on her way to New
Orleans. '"
CAPT. JOHN +, HIGdINs is command.
ing tho Rene Maorcady in the Memphis and
OsccOll trade.
The Kate Adams will he in TONIGHT.
and che is the regul II packet leaving tomor,
row for Arkansas City.
THE Will s. HAYS passed to 81.
Louis at late hour Monday night. She mt |
oil here lot of miscellaneous freight.
CAPT. JAMES MCGINNrs, a popular
pilot on tho upper Mississippi, died at his
residence In 81. Louis on Friday last.
CoMMoDoRE W. J. KoUNTz has con-
eluded to enter his steamer, Gen, D, IL.
river trade.
THE u. p Schenck, from New Or.
leans, passed to Cincinnati yesterday, with
fair up stream trip. She did little of in
forest here,
The James Lee, Capt. Clspgett,
leayes his evening for Helena, Friers Point
and wsy landings. VIM. Aghford, viii Dar-
ragh and Joan Rhodes are her clerks.
The K'nsas City railroad transfer
steamer Charles Merriam will leave here In
? lew days for Paducah, whore she will be
hauled out on the ways and receive thor
ough owe hauling.
The Ohio left last night for Cincin.
natl with 700 bales Of cotton 800 sacks of cot.
ON seed meal, 100 bales Of rags, 80, 90 feet Of
lumber, Is tons of iron and about Is tons OF
freight.
The Rene Macre'dy, Capt. Cooper,
8 tho Lee Line packet leaving this evening
or Gold Dust, Osoeola, and way landings.
hessrs; VIM Smithor, Charles Leftuich and
ohm Childress are her clerks.
TIE little steamer r. F. Oxley in {
Command Of Capt. II. O. BraEee, is to leave
lau direct, She has during tho past season
'een engaged in the stavo business, ]
THE O ty of Vicksburg passt d down
esterday with a good trip. She put OF here s
~ packages, Including $50 barrels of aour,
OOO teet OF lumber, 81 crates of hams and
cad q stock. She added here about Is tons 1
1 sundries.
In the case Of the Goal Valley Goal {
company against tho Piusburg and Lake
Erie railroad for the loss Of everal barges Of l
oal caused by striking against the piers Of
ho railroad btidg, at Beaver a verdict was
endered for plaintiff for $1,000. The amount
CAPT. W. p. HALL arrived in the
ty yesterday. He will leave in A few DAYS
r points along the Ohio river In search ola :
rat to take tho place OF tho Inflated Chesa-
'ake in tn Memphis and TptoAvile trade. -
no dO)s not suceee in purchasing boat !"
will have one butt.
THE Queen City, while lying at the
larf at New Orleans on Saturday last, was o.
su0yed by fire, the origin of which Is un- LIZ
lown. she was owned by the New Orleans p.
q Bayou IOche Packet Company and val IA
q at $4,000, covered by insurance of sl0,-
IN the Carroll x Powell agency Of ST. lsi
qis. The Queen city, formerly the Laura
Davis, was built at Cincinnati in 1874.
The John A, Wood, towing 10 empty =
rges, passed to the Ohio river yesterday. m
ming up she stopped at the foot of Cow
aad, and by Blu l1tng bulkhoad and 70
ng her pumps she raised the boat, loaded
coal which was sunk several weeks
Itained about 20, 900 bushels Of coal, and M.
was thought that both boat and cargo
lld prove a tO'a 10 &. M